Grand Valley State sophomore running back Marty Carter has been named one of nine finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which goes to the top NCAA Division II football player.

Carter leads the nation in rushing with 1,807 yards on 238 carries and has scored 19 touchdowns.

He was named the Great Lakes Conference offensive back of the year. His rushing total is the best in program history for the regular season, and his 1,486 rushing yards in conference action ranks seventh-best all time. Carter led the GLIAC with 1,884 all-purpose yards. He has seven runs of 53 yards or more and scored on six. He rushed for 100 yards or more in nine games and set a single-season school record with four games of at least 200 yards rushing. He set the school single-game rushing-yards record with 298 against Northern Michigan. Carter led the GLIAC in touchdowns and total points.